Ukrainian official says, Russia has begun paying Mariupol pensions in rubles

• Russian soldiers have begun paying pensions in Russian rubles using cash.
• Self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic has received 46,000 applications for pension benefits.
• 20 to 30 percent of Mariupol residents refuse to accept occupation and have purposefully failed to submit documents.

According to an aide to Mariupol’s Ukrainian mayor, Russian soldiers have began paying pensions in Russian rubles using cash. On national television, Petro Andrushchenko stated, “It is now clear that the occupants have already brought trucks with cash.”

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“But you realise what’s going on there: massive lines, brawls, and controversies; all caused by the heat and the lack of organisation.” “In other words, no procedure is structured,” he explained. Even though Andrushchenko is not in the city, he has shown to be a dependable source of information from Mariupol. Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti says, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic; has begun paying out pension benefits after receiving over 46,000 applications. Those data, according to Andrushchenko, may be trusted “more or less.”

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